Unspeakable Things

A thrilling thriller about a tiny Minnesota town where nothing is as calm or secure as it appears, inspired on a horrifying real tale from the author's hometown.

The Minnesotan existence of Cassie McDowell in the 1980s seemed to be entirely pure. She loves learning, is from a farm, and has a thing for the sweetest kid in the class. She's gotten used to her parents' weird gatherings and their parade of eccentric visitors, yes.

When someone goes hunting in Lilydale, everything is different.

Local lads went disappearing one by one. Gradually, they reappear altered - aggressive, melancholic, and reclusive. What transpired with them gives rise to startling rumours. Dangerous local secrets begin to come to light, and the allegations of who is guilty become ever more outrageous. Then the horrible transformation happens to Cassie's own sister. Cassie must to navigate an adult world where all sins are acceptable and only the truth is unforgivable if she is to live.